WaPo's Kinky Reggae: "No Boehner, No Cry"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Posted at 6:30 PM ET, 12/13/2010
No Boehner, No Cry
By Alexandra Petri

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/compost/2010/12/no_boehner_no_cry.html



John Boehner, do you need a tissue?

Why is everyone crying? First Glenn Beck -- now John Boehner! Weren't they raised in the era when someone would explain to you as a child that crying in front of people made you look weak, or, at best, confused those around you?

I haven't cried since I last watched the ending of "Return of the Jedi." And that was a while ago. I just find it very moving, and I worry vaguely about the loss of civilian life during in the construction of the second death star. As a child, I used to cry at the drop of a pin, but I toughened up over time.

But what is going on? What happened to all the conservative men? Everywhere I look, they're tearing up!

Speaker Boehner, did someone spill milk? Are you feeling all right? Are you saddened by the idea that tax reform is going to pass? Remember, we all must pass eventually. Are you a crocodile? Have you been hanging out with Glenn Beck? Are you sick of the jibes about your hue? Is it Bristol Palin's loss on Dancing With the Stars? Please, tell me! I have no idea how to respond to any of this.